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Report: Yanukovych hiding in Kremlin sanatorium

Russian newspaper RBK Daily reports that ousted Ukrainian leader Yanukovych is at the Barvikha sanatorium, a Kremlin-owned facility outside Moscow. "I have to ask the Russian authorities to provide me with personal safety from the actions of extremists," he told Russian media, with Russian newswires saying Moscow "satisfied" his appeal.

Britain wants to negotiate with Brussels the end date of the Brexit transition period - without saying what their preferred end date would be. The UK's position paper disagrees with the EU on other key points too.